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Thursday, April 02, 2009
Worker Safety Jeopardized by OSHA Initiative
Reports this week in the Charleston (WV) Gazette and Charlotte (NC) Observer reveal that "The U.S. Labor Department did not properly enforce laws designed to crack down on employers with a history of workplace safety violations..."
A Labor Department audit has concluded that that in 97% of the cases sampled OSHA did not properly follow its own procedures when targeting workplaces with a history of job-related fatalities.
The Charleston Gazetted reports that "The study found that officials failed to gather needed data, conducted uneven inspections and enforcement, and sometimes failed to notice repeat fatalities because records misspelled the companies' names or failed to notice when two subsidiaries with the same owner were involved."
The Charlottre Observer noted that state OSHA programs were not doing any better: "The Carolinas weren't included because they run their own OSHA programs. But regulators in the Carolinas have also missed chances to take stiff action against repeat violators."
Read the complete articles:
The Charleston (WV) Gazette
The Charlotte (NC) Observer
A Labor Department audit has concluded that that in 97% of the cases sampled OSHA did not properly follow its own procedures when targeting workplaces with a history of job-related fatalities.
The Charleston Gazetted reports that "The study found that officials failed to gather needed data, conducted uneven inspections and enforcement, and sometimes failed to notice repeat fatalities because records misspelled the companies' names or failed to notice when two subsidiaries with the same owner were involved."
The Charlottre Observer noted that state OSHA programs were not doing any better: "The Carolinas weren't included because they run their own OSHA programs. But regulators in the Carolinas have also missed chances to take stiff action against repeat violators."
Read the complete articles:
The Charleston (WV) Gazette
The Charlotte (NC) Observer
Labels: OSHA, OSHA Inspections
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